Sánchez rewards Santos Cerdán and trusts Patxi López and Pilar Alegría to try the comeback against the PP

Miquel Iceta and the mayor of Corvera (Asturias) Iván Fernández join the Federal Executive

MADRID, 21 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The general secretary of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, has begun this Thursday a remodeling in key positions of the party that will ratify this Saturday the Federal Committee. In this way, he rewards the Organization Secretary, Santos Cerdán, who retains his post, promotes the Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegría, who will be the party's new spokesperson, and entrusts the veteran Patxi López with the role of spokesperson for the socialist group in the Congress to face the comeback to the PP after several electoral defeats and the recent surprise in the polls.

Executive sources confirmed to Europa Press that Cerdán will continue to be secretary of the Organization and will be ratified by Sánchez, so that he is reinforced by this renewal process after the resignation of Adriana Lastra, with whom he had had an internal confrontation in recent months. by the quotas of power in the party. Also joining the Federal Executive are the Minister of Culture, Miquel Iceta, and the Mayor of Corvera (Asturias), Iván Fernández.

The first appointment to be made public has been that of deputy Patxi López, who will be the new spokesperson in the Lower House to replace Héctor Gómez, as confirmed in a message on Twitter.

In this way, the step forward of a veteran of the party --former lehendakari and president of Congress-- is confirmed, whom several socialist officials have pointed out in recent days as one of the calls to acquire more responsibility in the party. They highlighted his experience and political capital that the PSOE should take advantage of more.

"It is an honor and an exciting challenge to assume the position of spokesperson for the Socialist Group in Congress", wrote López, who thanked the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for his trust. López has assured that he will work "from the dialogue" to reach "agreements that protect the middle and working class of this country."

Minister Alegría then confirmed in the same way that she will be the new spokesperson for the Federal Executive Commission, a position held until now by Felipe Sicilia --very close to Lastra--. Alegría was already part of the Executive and has now been promoted to a key position in party communication.

"Thank you Pedro Sánchez for trusting me to act as spokesperson for the PSOE. It is an honor to be the voice of this great party," said the one who was the Government delegate in Aragón between February 2020 and July 2021, when she was appointed minister .

He has also dedicated a few words of thanks to Silicia for her work at the head of the party's spokesperson and to all the militants. "Your love is strength", he has settled. "Together we are going to continue working to improve the lives of Spaniards with measures that benefit families and workers. We are going to continue working to improve the present and settle the changes that strengthen the future of our country," he wrote below. .

Sánchez seeks with these changes to give the party a boost in the face of the new political course and with the start of the new electoral cycle in less than a year. It will try, therefore, to start the comeback for the PP, after reaping important defeats in the last regional elections held -- Andalucía, Castilla y León and Madrid -- and the turnaround in the polls in favor of Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who has already has placed above Sánchez.

Even the last barometer carried out by the Sociological Research Center (CIS) this July has placed the PP for the first time as the first force above the PSOE.

Finally, the Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta -replacing Patxi López-, and Iván Fernández, who until now was deputy general secretary, Political and Institutional Action of the FSA- will also join the Executive. PSOE and mayor of Corvera (Asturias).

Fernández will be the new secretary for the Toledo Pact and Social Inclusion, according to sources from the Executive, replacing Juan Francisco Serrano Martínez, who will likely become a collaborator of Santos Cerdán. All the changes will become official this Saturday, July 23, during the celebration of the Committee